Cranial ultrasound

Images courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho. Cranial ultrasound uses reflected sound waves to make pictures of the brain and the inner fluid chambers (ventricles) through which cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flows. This test is most often done on babies to check for problems from a premature birth. Figure…

Cranial ultrasound

Images courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho.

Cranial ultrasound uses reflected sound waves to make pictures of the brain and the inner fluid chambers (ventricles) through which cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flows. This test is most often done on babies to check for problems from a premature birth.

Figure 1 shows an ultrasound of the normal brain of a newborn baby. Figure 2 shows an ultrasound of an area of bleeding in a premature newborn baby.

Current as ofMarch 28, 2019

Author: Healthwise Staff
Kathleen Romito MD – Family Medicine
Adam Husney MD – Family Medicine
Martin J. Gabica MD – Family Medicine
Howard Schaff MD – Diagnostic Radiology

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